PATTY LAVELY, MBA, FACHE, CHCIO

Patty utilizes real-world experience and business acumen to transform IT systems with conclusive results. With over 25 years of IT experience, her mature assessment and prioritization skills stabilize IT operations and motivate technological enhancements to advance innovation, operational efficiency and realize affirmative outcomes. Patty’s success lies in her ability to develop and cultivate new and existing strategic relationships to support both fiscal advancement and operational excellence.

A native of Maryland, Patty obtained a BSBA from Shorter College in Georgia and her MBA from Florida State University. She is a Fellow with the American College of Healthcare Executives and is a College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) Certified Healthcare Chief Information Officer. She recently completed terms on the Board for the Georgia Chapter of HIMSS, the Board for the Technology Association of Georgia Health and the Georgia CIO Advisory Board. Her industry associations include memberships in HIMSS, ACHE, CHIME and the Georgia CIO Leadership Association.

 Patty’s executive leadership roles in IT have encompassed IT strategy, governance, transparency, data governance, cybersecurity, vendor partnerships, risk assessment and remediation along with demand and capacity management. In 2019, Patty was recognized in both the Becker’s 100 Hospital & Health Systems CIO’s to Know and Becker’s 102 Women in IT to Know.

 Patty is also committed to helping others. She currently co-chairs the CHIME Opioid Task Force and is the vice-chair of the PAWS Atlanta Board. She is the proud mother of 2 and grandmother of 8.